Soichiro Monji Quotes (27 Quotes)

The economy and corporate earnings, in the long term, remain firm, which will benefit shares. That's helping shares rebound from yesterday's losses.

In the past, I think there had been low expectations for Kyocera's electronics parts business, so I think investors had gradually started to view it as one of the losers in the tech sector. In that sense, these earnings are a positive surprise.

Tokyo Electron's earnings revision gave the opportunity for investors who were waiting to buy technology shares. Investors are turning positive toward technology companies.

It's been a very strong run and there are some concerns the market has gotten ahead of itself.

Positive economic news from the U.S. will send stocks higher at home. Technology stocks may become buying target.

The U.S. report on worker productivity and labor costs has made it quite difficult for investors to have a good idea of when the rate hikes will actually end. That's keeping a lid on the market.

We've got oil rising again and the yen strengthening, and that will trigger some selling in technology stocks as they have been the recent winners. We're going to see some investors locking in their recent gains.

As the earnings start we may see more buying come in based on the figures. Large companies with stable earnings outlook are attracting investor attention.

If you take a step back and think about it, it's too big a debt burden for Softbank, and there's no doubt that Softbank will use price discounts, which won't benefit their bottom line. It's definitely a sell at the moment.

Last year's surge was just too much. After the restriction news, it became easier for some investors to shift their money to technology stocks from property shares.

Foreign interest in Japanese shares, whether it's oil money or otherwise, is very strong.

Higher rates may dent demand for loans because lending growth in Japan is only just starting to recover.

Increasing concern about the direction of monetary policy is a minus for the stock market. A stronger yen against the dollar also negatively affects exporters.

The rate increases don't seem to be deterring U.S. investors. That boosted confidence to buy more Japanese shares.

Lenders can make plenty of money as long as there is demand for loans. That's what we are starting to see. Real estate developers are also benefiting as demand increases.

Gold and oil prices have risen to a level most people weren't expecting, supporting related company shares.

The outlook for technology companies is getting better, as inventories remain low and declines in product prices slow. Gains in U.S. technology stocks are reassuring investors as well.

There's some concern expansion in real estate loans may be curtailed by higher rates. There's a high correlation between banks and real estate stocks.

The acquisition will definitely hurt TDK and Alps because they're likely to lose a major client.

With prices such as oil and gold climbing, shares of commodity producers will get a boost. I rate Konica Minolta's decision to get out of the camera business a plus.

Japan's economic revival is finally becoming self-sustaining. That has been the key to investor optimism on Japanese stocks, and I don't expect a let-up any time soon.

Rising commodity prices are now becoming a concern, adding to speculation that U.S. rates will continue to rise. Yesterday's gain may also prompt some profit taking.

Expectations for the holiday shopping season have been pretty high, but actual sales seem to have fallen a bit short, which is hurting shares.

Cheaper crude prices eased investors' concern about corporate earnings. A drop in the yen helped lift exporters' shares.

As Kyocera and Sony have shown, the electronics sector is posting good earnings, and the market is really focusing on that.

The recent gains were just a bit too much, too fast.

Tech companies are still facing a tough time with drops in product prices.